Population-based prevalence of infarctions on 3D fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) imaging

Petrice M. Cogswell, Jeremiah A. Aakre, Anna M. Castillo, David S. Knopman, Kejal Kantarci, Alejandro A. Rabinstein, Ronald C. Petersen, R. Jack Clifford, Michelle M. Mielke, Prashanthi Vemuri, Jonathan Graff-Radford

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Abstract

Objectives: To report population-based, age-specific prevalence of infarctions as identified via 3D fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) imaging. Materials and Methods: Participants without dementia in the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging (MCSA), a population-based study in Olmsted County, MN, age 50-89 who underwent 3D FLAIR imaging between 2017 and 2020 were included. Infarctions per participant were determined via visual interpretation. Inter- and intra-reader reliability were calculated. Infarction prevalence on 3D FLAIR was derived by standardization to the Olmsted County population and was compared to that previously reported on 2D FLAIR imaging. Results: Among 580 participants (mean age 71 years, 46% female) the prevalence (95% confidence interval) of any infarction was 5.0% (0.0%-9.9%) at age 50-59 years and 38.8% (28.6%-49.0%) at 80-89 years. In addition to increasing with age, the prevalence varied by sex and type of infarction. Prevalence estimates of cortical infarcts were 0.9% (0.0%-2.7%) at age 50-59 years and 20.2% (10.7%-29.7%) at 80-89 years and lacunar infarcts 4.1% (0.0%-8.8%) at age 50-59 years and 31.2% (21.5%-41.0%) at 80-89 years. Prevalence estimates of any infarction by sex were: men, 8.7% (0.0%-18.7%) at 50-59 years and 54.9% (41.0%-68.8%) at 80-89 years and women, 2.4% (0.0%-7.3%) at age 50-59 years and 27.3% (12.9%-41.7%) at 80-89 years. Intra- and inter- reader reliability were very good (kappa = 0.85 and 0.82, respectively). After adjusting for age, sex and education, individuals imaged with 3D FLAIR were 1.5 times (95% CI 1.2-1.8, p<0.001) more likely to be identified as positive for infarction compared to those imaged with 2D FLAIR. Conclusions: Infarction prevalence increases with age and is greater in men than women. Infarction prevalence on 3D FLAIR imaging, which has become more widely implemented as an alternative to 2D FLAIR over the past several years, will be a useful reference in future work.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number106583
JournalJournal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume31
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2022

Keywords

  • Cerebrovascular disease
  • Infarction prevalence
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Population studies

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Rehabilitation
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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